Recipes · Korean · Soups and Broths

Miyeok-guk (Beef and Seaweed Soup)

One serving has 306 kcal and 21 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (59%), niacin (50%), zinc (46%), pyridoxine (45%), cobalamin (42%) and selenium (39%). Ready in 45 minutes.

Miyeok-guk (Beef and Seaweed Soup)
Photo: 국립국어원, CC BY-SA 2.0 kr · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 30 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (694 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: beef, gluten, sesame, soy

Ingredients

  • 60 g Wakame, rehydrated
  • 90 g Beef sirloin steak, raw
  • 8 g Sesame oil
  • 7 g Soy sauce
  • 8 g Garlic, raw
  • 520 g Water
  • 0.6 g Salt

Method

  1. Soak the dried wakame in water for 15-20 minutes until fully soft, then drain and cut into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Cut the beef into small, thin pieces and stir-fry in the sesame oil over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until browned.
  3. Add the wakame and soy sauce and stir-fry for 2 more minutes, until the seaweed turns a deeper green.
  4. Pour in the water and garlic, bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes, until the seaweed is silky and tender.
  5. Season with the salt to taste and serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy306 kcal14%
Carbohydrates8.5 g
Water636 mL
Fiber0.52 g2%
Protein20.8 g43%
Tryptophan0.15 g
Threonine0.83 g
Isoleucine0.88 g
Leucine1.6 g
Lysine1.6 g
Methionine0.5 g
Cystine0.26 g
Phenylalanine0.8 g
Tyrosine0.61 g
Valine1 g
Histidine0.59 g
Fat21.3 g
Monounsaturated8.7 g
Polyunsaturated4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.11 g
Omega-63.7 g
Saturated6.4 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol70.2 mg
Calcium145 mg15%
Copper0.31 mg34%
Iron2.9 mg16%
Magnesium94.6 mg31%
Manganese1.1 mg59%
Phosphorus235 mg34%
Potassium371 mg8%
Selenium21.2 µg39%
Sodium1,208 mg
Zinc3.6 mg46%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.1 mg9%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.23 mg21%
Niacin (vitamin B3)7 mg50%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1 mg20%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.59 mg45%
Folate (vitamin B9)129 µg32%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1 µg42%
Choline86.4 mg20%
Vitamin A10.8 µg2%
Vitamin C4.3 mg6%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E1.1 mg7%
Vitamin K5.8 µg6%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

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